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Welcome to our Burmese page, featuring books, courses, and software to help you learn Burmese!
Burmese is the official language of Burma (officially known as Myanmar), and is the native language of the Bamar and other related sub-ethnic groups. Burmese is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family, and is a tonal language whose words constitute a single morpheme. It is written in the Burmese script, which is derived from the Mon script, which is itself derived from the Brahmi script, used during the reign of Ashoka. It is spoken by 32 million as a first language, and as a second language by ethnic minorities in Burma.
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Burmese (Myanmar): An Introduction to the Language (Northern Illinois University)John Okell
This four-part course was originally designed for classroom use but has proven to be highly effective for individual self-study as well. Unlike most book-and-tape sets with their grammar rules and vocabulary lists, this course specifically targets the student's acquisition of useful functional spoken language skills, rather than just teaching about the language.There are four parallel volumes in this series of Burmese language texts: Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language: Book 1 and Book 2,

Burmese: An Introduction to the Script, and Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style. These volumes can be purchased individually or as a package.All 4 books with 34 tapes$595Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1 with 12 tapes$199Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2 with 14 tapes$199Burmese: An Introduction to the Script - book with 7 tapes$199Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style - book with 1 tape$119

Talk Now! CD-ROM Course for BurmeseNow on special for $35 - save $10!
The Talk Now! series is for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, such as colors, numbers, food, shopping, and time. We have been selling this European-produced CD-ROM for a few years and find that it is highly praised by people from all over the world. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with native speakers. Interactive and fun, it is ideal for beginners and travelers. Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes and play a challenging memory game. Monitor your progress: keep your total score and print your own awards. You can also print your own picture dictionary for handy reference. On-screen help is available at all times in over 50 languages. Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Shipping weight 1 lb.

Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2John Okell
These two volumes focus on early encounters with Burmese speakers and cover survival needs and first conversations. They give a solid grounding in the grammar and sound system of modern colloquial Burmese, with short lessons that enable flexible pacing and extensive practice. There are many speaking exercises and practice dialogues on the tapes, with review lessons at frequent intervals. The Burmese material is presented in both Burmese script and roman transcription throughout. Included
also are notes on etiquette and social behavior in Myanmar, cumulated vocabularies in both Burmese-English and English-Burmese and additional vocabularies arranged by topic, e.g. names of clothes, foods, conversing with Buddhist monks, etc.

Book 1 with 12 tapes$199Book 2 with 14 tapes$199

Burmese: An Introduction to the ScriptJohn Okell
This book and tape set enables students with no previous knowledge of Burmese to become competent in reading and writing Burmese script. In particular, it offers the use of tapes to make the link between the symbols you read and the words you hear and say, with readings from original Burmese materials and appendices on handwriting and cursive forms, ornate lettering, the Burmese names of the characters, Burmese alphabetical order, and common abbreviations.

Book with 7 tapes$199

Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary StyleJohn Okell
This book is based on passages selected from children's school books used in Myanmar. Parts 1 and 2 contain passages relating to life at home and at school, while the texts selected for Part 3 deal with themes of Burmese nationalism and independence. Each passage is accompanied by a full vocabulary and translation and is followed by a set of exercises designed to familiarize the student with new vocabulary and structures.

Book with 1 tape$119

Burmese for BeginnersGene Mesher
This is a combination of the Burmese for Beginners book and the three CD set. Using the CDs along with the book will help you learn the language much faster and more efficiently. Burmese for Beginners is designed for either self-study or classroom use. It teaches all four language skills - speaking, listening (when used in conjunction with the audio), reading and writing; and offers clear, easy, step-by-step instruction building on what has been previously learned. Lots of exercises and useful phrases. Very user-friendly and fun to use. 320 pages, three CDs.